1954 California Golden Bears football team

1954 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 USC ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    UCLA won rivalry game over USC, but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. Under eighth-year head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 (4–3 in PCC, fourth).[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 12
L 13–2758,000[3]
September 25San Jose State*No. 17
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–032,000[4]
October 2at No. 14 Ohio State*No. 18
L 13–2179,524[5]
October 9Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 27–3331,000[6]
October 16Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 17–727,000[7]
October 23at No. 17 USC
L 27–2966,342[8]
October 30No. 3 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 6–2764,000[9]
November 6at Washington
W 27–636,500[10]
November 13Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 46–722,000[11]
November 20Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 28–2081,490[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13][14]

References

  1. ^ "1954 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Gene Calame sparks Sooners to 27–13 win over California". The Ponca City News. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears roll over San Jose State 45–0". The Sacramento Union. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cassady zips baffle Bears". Omaha World-Herald. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon stuns Cal gridders". The Sunday News Tribune & Ledger. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears hit comeback trail behind Larson's leadership". The Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans clear path to Rose Bowl with 29–27 win". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bruins rin through Bears, 27–6". Oakland Tribune. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears ruin Husky homecoming, 27 to 6". The Bellingham Herald. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drew stars as Bears trim OSC". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cal chokes off rally". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1954 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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